Organization:
The Alice B. Awards Committee
is a mostly anonymous group of lesbians living
in southern Arizona and Ohio who are avid
readers. The award is made possible by money
supplied by an anonymous donor. The donor
and the committee share a common goal: to
reward and thank writers of lesbian fiction
for their contribution to the lesbian community,
culture, and identity. We like to think our
Medal winners are our All Time, All-Star
writers.

History:
The Alice B. Awards Committee
was established originally to encourage submissions
of quality manuscripts to a small press and
to reward the writers of well-written books.
That press went out of business, and subsequently
the goal of the group was altered from awarding
a prize for a single book to awarding a medal
for Lifetime Achievement. Winners
under the initial guidelines were: Gerri Hill,
Nancy Sanra, Aya Walksfar, and Radclyffe.
Radclyffes award was for that years
body of work, and she was the
only one not involved with the original publisher.
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The
Alice B. Medal:This award
is given annually to living writers who have
careers distinguished by consistently well-written
stories about lesbians. The award is given
once, only, in appreciation of career achievement.
In addition to the medal, each recipient is
given a lapel pin and a gift of a $500.

At
least two Medals are given out annually. Selections
are made from lists of all-time favorite living
authors compiled by the committee members.
In order to qualify a writer must have published
at least 3 books. Decisions are by consensus.
The order of selection for this prize has
nothing to do with how the writers are ranked
in our hearts and minds.

The
Lavender Certificate: This
award is given to authors early in their career
who, in the committee's opinion, have an outstanding
"maiden" novel - or first couple of
novels - in print. The award is rather modest
in that it is merely a certificate and a gift
of $50 which we suggest be used for a celebratory
dinner out. We intend this recognition to serve
as a token of encouragement for future writing
and a note of thanks for a job well done!